Manuel Neuer becomes the oldest player to wear the Bayern Munich shirt in the Bundesliga

Manuel Neuer started in the starting XI against Mainz at the Opel Arena in Matchday 9 of the Bundesliga, earning a place in club history. Bayern Munich won the match 2-1.

According to the statistics network Opta, Neuer, aged 40 years and 225 days, became the oldest player in Bayern Munich's Bundesliga history. Neuer surpassed Bernd Dreher, who had previously held the top spot at 40 years and 198 days.

Neuer became the 7th oldest player in Bundesliga history and the 3rd oldest goalkeeper. He took the title of the third oldest goalkeeper to play in a match, after Uli Stein, who holds the record at 42 years and 170 days, and Toni Schumacher, who played at 42 years and 73 days.

The Bundesliga record for the oldest player belongs to Klaus Fichtel, who played for Schalke 04 at 43 years and 184 days.